This Week in Economics 07 April 2018
his Week in Economics is real time forecasting and analysis of the previous week's economic activities.The longest running programme of its type on Internet Radio From WBRN Radio over the Bostonred Network (bostonred.org)
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Diese Woche in Economics ist Echtzeit-Prognose und Analyse der vergangenen Woche die wirtschaftliche activities.The längsten laufende Programm seiner Art auf Internetradio und dem Bostonred Network (bostonred.org) Episode 472
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2018 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm#TB_inline?height=200&width=325&inlineId=ces_program_links
More and more companies have monopoly power over workers’ wages. That’s killing the economy. https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/6/17204808/wages-employers-workers-monopsony-growth-stagnation-inequality
Walmart is raising wages, but its plans to use more gig labor and automation put workers at a disadvantage. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/04/walmarts-future-workforce-robots-and-freelancers/557063/
Monopsony in Online Labor Markets http://www.nber.org/papers/w24416